Efektivitas PMT Ikan Tuna dengan Tepung Daun Kelor Terhadap Berat Badan Balita Risiko Stunting

The Effectiveness of PMT Tuna Fish with Moringa Leaf Flour on Toddler Body Weight and the Risk of Stunting

Abstract

WHO data shows that 148.1 million children under five are too short for their age (stunting) or around 22.3%. Cases of stunting in the Asian continent are 55% and the rest are in the African continent (39%). In Asia, the highest proportion is in South Asia (58.7%) and the lowest in Central Asia (0.9%). Based on SSGI data in 2022, the incidence of stunting in Indonesia is 21.6%. East Nusa Tenggara Province has the highest at 35.5% and the lowest in Bali at 8%. Then the prevalence of stunting in North Sulawesi is 20.5% and in Kotamobagu 21.9%. A preliminary study conducted on 20 mothers with toddlers in Kotamobagu, 90% of the mothers did not know and understand that processed tuna with the addition of moringa leaf flour is a source of additional nutrition rich in protein for toddler growth and development. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of PMT processed tuna with the addition of moringa leaf flour on the weight of toddlers at risk of stunting. The type of research used was a quasi-experimental with a non-randomized pre-test post-test control group design. This study was conducted in Kotamobagu with a sample of 30 toddlers (24-59 months) with yellow line status and below the red line. Sampling used a total sampling technique that met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data were collected using questionnaires and observations then the data were analyzed univariately and bivariately. The results of the statistical test obtained a p value = 0.007 (p <0.05) which showed a significant difference in the average weight of toddlers between the treatment group and the control group. So it can be concluded that PMT processed tuna fish with the addition of Moringa leaf flour is effective in increasing the weight of toddlers at risk of stunting.